How to install MantisBT CMS on Ubuntu 22.04

To Install MantisBT CMS On Ubuntu 22.04

Introduction:

Mantis is an open-source bug-tracking system that is freely available and developed in PHP, with compatibility for various database servers. It features an advanced dashboard designed for efficient management of assigned bugs. Furthermore, Mantis includes comprehensive access control capabilities, enabling user permissions to be customized on a per-project basis. The system also offers significant flexibility, allowing for the customization of issue fields, notifications, and workflow processes.

Procedure:

Step – 1 : Check the OS version

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
Release:	22.04
Codename:	jammy

Step – 2 : Now install dependencies by using following command

root@linuxhelp:~# apt install php php-xml php-mysql php-mbstring php-zip php-soap php-curl php-gd php-ldap php-imap php-common php-dev libmcrypt-dev php-pear
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libflashrom1 libftdi1-2 libllvm13
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  apache2 apache2-bin apache2-data apache2-utils autoconf automake autopoint autotools-dev binutils binutils-common binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu
  build-essential debhelper debugedit dh-autoreconf dh-strip-nondeterminism dpkg-dev dwz fakeroot g++ g++-11 gcc gcc-11 gettext intltool-debian
  libalgorithm-diff-perl libalgorithm-diff-xs-perl libalgorithm-merge-perl libapache2-mod-php8.1 libapr1 libaprutil1 libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3
  libaprutil1-ldap libarchive-cpio-perl libarchive-zip-perl libasan6 libbinutils libc-client2007e libc-dev-bin libc-devtools libc6 libc6-dbg
Setting up pkg-php-tools (1.42build1) ...
Processing triggers for ufw (0.36.1-4ubuntu0.1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.10.2-1) ...
Processing triggers for install-info (6.8-4build1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.35-0ubuntu3.1) ...
Processing triggers for php8.1-cli (8.1.2-1ubuntu2.18) ...
Processing triggers for libapache2-mod-php8.1 (8.1.2-1ubuntu2.18) ...

Step – 3 : Login to the MySQL console

root@linuxhelp:~# mysql
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 8
Server version: 8.0.39-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 (Ubuntu)

Copyright (c) 2000, 2024, Oracle and/or its affiliates.

Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

Step – 4 : Create a database by using following command

mysql> create database mantisdb;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.03 sec)

Step – 5 : Create a user by using following command

mysql> create user 'mantisuser'@'localhost' identified by 'linux@123';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.08 sec)

Step – 6 : Give permission to the user for the database

mysql> grant all privileges on mantisdb.* to 'mantisuser'@'localhost';
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)

Step – 7 : Flush the previleges

mysql> flush privileges;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)

Step – 8 : Exit from the mysql console

mysql> \q
Bye

Step – 9 : Download the Mantis package by using wget command

root@linuxhelp:~# wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/mantisbt/files/latest/download
--2024-08-20 03:36:37--  https://sourceforge.net/projects/mantisbt/files/latest/download
Resolving sourceforge.net (sourceforge.net)... 104.18.13.149, 104.18.12.149, 2606:4700::6812:d95, ...
Connecting to sourceforge.net (sourceforge.net)|104.18.13.149|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/mantisbt/mantis-stable/2.26.2/mantisbt-2.26.2.zip?ts=gAAAAABmw8HugyAE3fiSz9EP3vMPWfVcOGIaGxqpRIQJFul3H3Y-JtOY4Vq_kw0teBoW0OPMctUbH1QKDh2nCjEI6RZBYU1SRw%3D%3D&use_mirror=excellmedia&r= [following]
--2024-08-20 03:36:38--  https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/mantisbt/mantis-stable/2.26.2/mantisbt-2.26.2.zip?ts=gAAAAABmw8HugyAE3fiSz9EP3vMPWfVcOGIaGxqpRIQJFul3H3Y-JtOY4Vq_kw0teBoW0OPMctUbH1QKDh2nCjEI6RZBYU1SRw%3D%3D&use_mirror=excellmedia&r=
Resolving downloads.sourceforge.net (downloads.sourceforge.net)... 204.68.111.105
Connecting to downloads.sourceforge.net (downloads.sourceforge.net)|204.68.111.105|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found
Location: https://excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net/project/mantisbt/mantis-stable/2.26.2/mantisbt-2.26.2.zip?viasf=1 [following]
--2024-08-20 03:36:39--  https://excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net/project/mantisbt/mantis-stable/2.26.2/mantisbt-2.26.2.zip?viasf=1
Resolving excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net (excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net)... 202.153.32.19, 2401:fb00:0:1fe:8000::5
Connecting to excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net (excellmedia.dl.sourceforge.net)|202.153.32.19|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 17180250 (16M) [application/octet-stream]
Saving to: ‘download’

download                              100%[========================================================================>]  16.38M  9.66MB/s    in 1.7s    

2024-08-20 03:36:43 (9.66 MB/s) - ‘download’ saved [17180250/17180250]

Step – 10 : Extract the downloaded package by using following command

root@linuxhelp:~# unzip download
Archive:  download
   creating: mantisbt-2.26.2/
  inflating: mantisbt-2.26.2/xmlhttprequest.php  
  inflating: mantisbt-2.26.2/manage_plugin_update.php  
  inflating: mantisbt-2.26.2/file_download.php  
 inflating: mantisbt-2.26.2/bug_view_advanced_page.php  

Step – 11 : Move the extracted folder to the Apache default document root directory path

root@linuxhelp:~# mv mantisbt-2.26.2 /var/www/mantis

Step – 12 : Change the ownership for the directory recursively using following command

root@linuxhelp:~# chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/mantis

Step – 13 : Change the permission for the directory recursively using following command

root@linuxhelp:~# chmod -R 755 /var/www/mantis

Step – 14 : Create a virtual host file

root@linuxhelp:~# vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/mantis.conf
Add the following lines
<Virtualhost *:80>
        Servername  www.linuxhelp1.com
        documentroot /var/www/mantis
<directory /var/www/mantis>
allowoverride all
allow from all
</directory>
</Virtualhost>

Step – 15 : Disable Apache default welcome page by using following command

root@linuxhelp:~# a2dissite 000-default.conf
Site 000-default disabled.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

Step – 16 : Enable Mantis site by using following command

root@linuxhelp:~# a2ensite mantis.conf
Enabling site mantis.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl reload apache2

Step – 17 : Enable rewrite module by using following command

root@linuxhelp:~# a2enmod rewrite
Enabling module rewrite.
To activate the new configuration, you need to run:
  systemctl restart apache2

Step – 18 : Restart Apache to apply changes

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl restart apache2

Step – 19 : Then go to the browser. And search with your server ip address.

Step – 20 : Here enter the database credentials. Then click install and upgrade database button

Step – 21 : Check and install database

Step – 22 : Now we will reach the mantis Login page. Enter default username as Administrator, and Password as root.

Step – 23 : This is the mantis Dashboard page. You can add your project, and track bugs with php.

Conclusion:

We have reached the end of this article. In this guide, we have walked you through the steps required to install MantisBT CMS on Ubuntu 22.04. Your feedback is much welcome.